Peer Navigators 2021

Nailah Jones She/Her 24 Years Old Oregon Nailah is currently an undergraduate student living in Portland, Oregon. She attends Portland Community College and is planning to pursue her degree in social services. Nailah entered the child welfare system when she was 2 years old, and spent approximately 16 years in... Read more

Max Masse entered the foster care system at the age of 14 in a kinship placement. At a very young age, Max’s birth mother falsely created fictitious diseases that led Max to visit multiple specialists, be prescribed strong medication, and even have medical procedures done to manipulate his health. The... Read more

Zoe was in foster care for two years (ages 16 -18 years old), and was in about five placements including foster homes and group homes. She moved into her first apartment at the age of 18, and eventually found a housing program through New Avenues for Youth that helps her... Read more

Jaquelyn was in the foster care system for about 3 years. She entered the system at 17 years old and had two different placements in foster homes. She transitioned out of the system to living on her own after being in care for 3 years. Jaquelyn is currently attending Warner... Read more